Air China will launch a thrice-weekly Chengdu-Sydney service on November 11. The flag carrier has begun selling tickets for a new route.

The Star Alliance carrier will deploy 237-seat Airbus A330-200s on the Chengdu-Sydney service, Sydney Airport said Thursday in a press release.

The aircraft features a two-class configuration, with 30 seats in business and 207 in economy.

Flight CA429 will depart Chengdu every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday at 10:55 a.m. and arrive in Sydney at 12:35 p.m. the following day. Following a brief layover, flight CA430 will take off from Sydney at 2:35 p.m. and touch back down in Chengdu at 10:35 p.m.

"This new route to Sydney marks Air China's third intercontinental flight from Chengdu and our first non-stop service between western China and Oceania," said Rui Jie, Air China General Manager Australia.

Sydney Airport is the world's leading long haul airport for Chinese airlines, with six airlines serving 11 mainland Chinese cities.

Chengdu is Air China's second largest hub offering connections to over 47 destinations within China and international cities including Frankfurt, Paris and Rome.

The Chengdu-Sydney route will complement Air China's existing Beijing-Sydney daily service. The Star Alliance member is looking to add even more capacity on its flights to Sydney, by replacing the A330 currently serving the route with a high-density B777-300ER (featuring a tight ten-across economy layout). It will also launch a seasonal, thrice-weekly service between Shanghai Pudong and Sydney later this year.